It is not every flower that smells sweet.
More Italian Proverbs:
A new broom is good for three days.Italian
The best way to get praise is to die.
Italian
You have nobody to blame but yourself if you stumble more than once over the same stump.
Italian
As demure as an old whore at a christening.
Italian
Who offends writes on sand; who is offended, on marble.
Italian
He who sleeps catches no fish.
Italian